{"id":680,"date":"2025-10-05T20:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T20:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/pt-pt\/?post_type=news&#038;p=680"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T10:14:25","slug":"irene-pitsillidou","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/en\/news\/irene-pitsillidou\/","title":{"rendered":"Irene Pitsillidou"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Preview block -->\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"block-testimonial \" data->\n  <div class=\"left-marker\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"text-box\">\n      <div class=\"testimonial\">\n        What motivated you to get involved in STRATA-FIT as a PRP?\n      <\/div>\n      \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  [data-] {\n    background: ;\n    color: ;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason I got involved as PRP in STRATA-FIT project is that the role of patients in research is pivotal in order to improve methodology and give better research outcomes in all phases e.g. in research design, data collection analysis and exploitation to communication.<br>Another reason it\u2019s important to me is to support researchers in every possible way to discover a cure for D2T RA, ultimately helping those affected by this disease.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Preview block -->\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"block-testimonial \" data->\n  <div class=\"left-marker\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"text-box\">\n      <div class=\"testimonial\">\n        Is there something you wish more people understand about D2T RA?\n      <\/div>\n      \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  [data-] {\n    background: ;\n    color: ;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want more people to understand that this project involves creating personalized digital models of patients\u2019 disease progression treatment, treatment responses, and above all health.<br>It will generally help and improve patient care.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Preview block -->\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"block-testimonial \" data->\n  <div class=\"left-marker\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"text-box\">\n      <div class=\"testimonial\">\n        What would you say to patients interested in getting involved in research projects?\n      <\/div>\n      \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  [data-] {\n    background: ;\n    color: ;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to tell patients that it\u2019s fascinating to realize their participation could help not only themselves but also other individuals living with an RMD.<br>They can contribute to the development of new treatments and therapies, improve patients\u2019 outcomes in research, they can advocate for increase research funding and support, which can help encourage the discovery of new treatments and therapies.<br>Furthermore it can ensure that care is patient-centered and aimed at achieving better outcomes and an improved quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/Post-8_October-21-1024x535.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/Post-8_October-21-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/Post-8_October-21-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/Post-8_October-21-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/Post-8_October-21.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">October 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/strata-fit.imm.medicina.ulisboa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/05\/STRATA-FIT-300x94.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/05\/STRATA-FIT-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/05\/STRATA-FIT-1024x322.png 1024w, https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/05\/STRATA-FIT-768x242.png 768w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/07\/WBF_SBFI_EU_Frameworkprogramme_E_CMYK_pos_quer-1024x260.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/07\/WBF_SBFI_EU_Frameworkprogramme_E_CMYK_pos_quer-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/07\/WBF_SBFI_EU_Frameworkprogramme_E_CMYK_pos_quer-768x195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/07\/WBF_SBFI_EU_Frameworkprogramme_E_CMYK_pos_quer.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Funded by the European Union (grant agreement no. 101080243). Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.<br>The project has also received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and from Hungary\u2019s National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Fund. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":350,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-680","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Irene Pitsillidou - STRATA-FIT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/strata-fit.eu\/pt-pt\/news\/irene-pitsillidou\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Irene Pitsillidou - STRATA-FIT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The reason I got involved as PRP in STRATA-FIT project is that the role of patients in research is pivotal in order to improve methodology and give better research outcomes in all phases e.g. in research design, data collection analysis and exploitation to communication.Another reason it\u2019s important to me is to support researchers in every &hellip; 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